# NHTSA Vehicle Recalls Lookup

> NHTSA Vehicle Recalls Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from project-api-gamma-sable.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).

Retrieves NHTSA vehicle recall data for a specific make, model, and year, returning slim JSON with a UI link.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://project-api-gamma-sable.vercel.app/paid/nhtsa/recalls?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/nhtsa-vehicle-recalls-lookup-bf8d6da2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_kCrFJoKynxoZxPJA1N316

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability nhtsa-vehicle-recalls-lookup-bf8d6da2
```

Example prompt: Can you check if there are any NHTSA recalls for a 2020 Honda Civic — show me up to 10 results?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need structured NHTSA recall data for a specific vehicle (make + model + year) and want a slim, agent-friendly JSON response rather than scraping NHTSA's website directly. Ideal for automotive safety checks, pre-purchase due diligence, or fleet compliance workflows where micropayment-per-call economics ($0.01 USDC) are acceptable.

## Known failure modes

- HTTP 402 if payment is not provided (unpaid requests are blocked)
- Empty items array if no recalls exist for the specified make/model/year
- Invalid or misspelled make/model may return empty results with no error
- Missing required query parameters (make, model, modelYear) will cause request failure
- Network timeout or upstream NHTSA API unavailability

## How this service works

Paid public-data feeds. Unpaid requests return HTTP 402. Prices are USDC on Base.

## Output

Returns a slim JSON object containing an array of recall items for the specified vehicle make, model, and year, sourced from NHTSA data, along with a uiLink for viewing results in a browser interface and a source path identifier.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "make",
      "model",
      "modelYear"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "make": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Vehicle make"
      },
      "limit": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Max results"
      },
      "model": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Vehicle model"
      },
      "modelYear": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Model year (optional for vPIC)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "what": "NHTSA vehicle recalls by make/model/year (slim JSON + uiLink)",
  "items": [],
  "source": "/paid/nhtsa/recalls"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/nhtsa-vehicle-recalls-lookup-bf8d6da2/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from project-api-gamma-sable.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/project-api-gamma-sable.vercel.app/llms.txt)